Based on a True story.
Will a devoted teacher, a new friend, and the worlds she discovers in books be enough to draw Nasreen out of her shell of sadness? Based on a True Story from Afghanistan, this inspiring book will touch readers deeply as it affirms both the life-changing power of education and the healing power of love..
In despair, her grandmother risks everything to enroll Nasreen in a Secret school for girls.
Young Nasreen has not spoken a word to anyone since her parents disappeared.
Renowned picture book creator Jeanette Winter tells the Story of a young girl in Afghanistan who attends a Secret school for girls.
Full color.
But as she spends time in a Secret school, she slowly breaks out of her shell.
After her parents are taken away by the Taliban, young Nasreen stops speaking.
Based on a True story
